Life is turbulent. From the first crushing instant of our birth when we’re squeezed squalling from the warm liquid cocoon of the womb into the glaring clamor of oneness, we are struggling to adapt. Mothers, fathers, grandparents, breast milk, and lovers and friends when we’re older—much older—offer guidance and support, but they do not adapt for us. …
Category: wisdom
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Apr 20
Still Kickn’
Just a brief note to say, Yes. I am alive. And working on getting well. I’m tolerating about 30 mins of computer work, no more than twice a day, and with a loooong break doing something slow-paced and non-repetitive between sessions. To learn more about the under-recognized but very real dangers inherent to computer work–especially pro-longed, …
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Dec 29
Dino to Dynamo!
I did it. I caved. I upgraded my old Pantech for–gasp–a Blackberry. I swore I never would. I also swore I’d never remarry again. Or move to a red-neck town like this. I lied. Twitter. Facebook. Text. Email. All from my phone. And only $10.00 mo more than I was paying for my dino-pay-as-you-go-phone. I …
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Nov 08
Uniquely Yours
We’re often urged to “be ourselves”, encouraged to shake off social pressure from peers and social media to be pretty/smart/responsible/thoughtful/creative/financially fit/healthy–you name it, we’ve been inundated with direct and direct messages to whiten our teeth/lose weight/self-tan/buy an iPhone, yadda-yadda-yadda–and it’s HARD. Hard to separate the incoming messages from inner messages and choose the ones that make us unique. It’s no different …
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Nov 05
Sneaky Bastard
One of my writing friends, Linda, writes a weekly blog at the Debutante Ball (a blog showcasing new authorial talent). This week she’s sharing her writerly fears. Funny thing is her fears are my fears. And many other writers’ fears. One fear Linda did not note, that I have, is that my long-suffering spouse will …
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Sep 15
Words of Widsom I Wish I Had Ignored…
“He’s a screamer.” That was my introduction to my firstborn. The nurse laid him in my arms, tsk-tsking because of all the babies in the nursery (where he’d been swept away to so I could rest after sleepless night and long day of labor), he was the only one dissatisfied with sugar water. “He,” she …
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